Tian Bistro am Spittelberg — Restaurant in Vienna

I don't write many reviews but after seeing they reminded a guest that they "reserve the right to take legal action due to defamation", who felt discriminized in their space instead of sincerely apologising, here we go.

So a year ago or so we went to this restaurant, I was very excited to eat good vegan food that'll open my mind for vegan kitchen.

We had a reservation and the waiter asked us to wait, when I asked my gf if she didn't make a reservation, he turned aggressively and said "I'm trying to do something good for you!" and arranged us a place in the garden. I didn't know if I should've felt grateful or just leave the place but didn't wanna ruin the evening for that.

The food was meh in general. 1-2 side dishes were actually good and the rest of the menu was either below average or straight up bad. They came up with this marvelous idea of serving celery with celery sauce and sprinkle more celery on top with celery foam or whatever. Watched too much Chef's Table I guess because the celery was not the "star" of the dish, although it sounded very interesting. After leaving the place I had to eat again even before arriving home and I'm kinda thin, this should tell you about the portion size.

I would still not give such a low rating if the price wasn't sky high and they have obviously a passive-aggression issue. Do yourselves a favour and walk around. 7th district is full of good places with vegan dishes that isn't trying to milk your wallet through vegan propaganda. Or just go to JOLA for a real fine dining experience.

PS: please do keep your...

Here's why you shouldn't go to this place, even if you're fond of vegetarian and vegan cuisine.

The choice in the menu is very limited. Prices are way too high for the quality. Looking at the limited selection in the menu, one would expect some gourmet quality. But truth is that dishes were tasteless and even worse. We were a table of six and were all disappointed. I had the 16€ gnocchi, which were barely edible (dry and uncooked, no sauce) and I couldn't finish them.

The waiters were unprofessional and rude, especially the young one with curly black hair. The older one, bald, was simply unfriendly. Waiters didn't remove our plates after finishing appetizers and before serving the main dishes. We had to remove them ourselves and to ask three times for them to be taken away. We got a half full glass of wine removed from the table and had to ask to get it back. The waiter then asked how much exactly was left in the glass (1/8, 1/4, 1/2) instead of bringing back a full glass.

When paying the bill, the waiter argued in a rude way that we had to do the maths ourselves if we wanted to split the bill. We told him several times that this was not our job and he disagreed several times, before eventually agreeing to do his job.

An overall unpleasant experience. We were happy to leave the restaurant and we will never come back. In case the restaurant managers of Tian are reading this post, please take note and consider making some changes in your business. The venue is great but the poor food quality and service just...

Went for New Year’s Eve dinner. First 3 courses were fine, food was good. Food came out relatively quickly. Two tables next to us, ordered a few minutes before us so they were one course ahead of us.

4th course - the other two tables got theirs. We didn’t. 15 minutes go by - nothing. Now the other two tables on their 5th course. For us, still nothing. Asked the server if our next course was going to come soon. He said a few minutes. 5 minutes pass. I ask again. Then another server named Felix comes over who seems to have been personally offended by our request and proceeds to belittle us, insult us. Telling us that “everyone else is fine, only you are not”. As if it’s our fault. Speaks to us in a loud raised voice. Other tables are listening in. Wholly insulting and arrogant. Never experienced someone speaking in accusatory and belittling manner before just for asking why we weren’t getting our next course. Completely lost my appetite, asked for the check, they charged the whole amount - even for the remaining 3 courses they hadn’t served yet - 229 euros. And we left.

If you’re in the mood to go to a restaurant and be insulted, belittled, and be the tail end of an arrogant service - just ask for Felix. He’s great at it.

I am definitely not...